ODU theses and dissertations since 1965 are available in this collection.
Theses and dissertations completed at Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to integration with ODU on July 1, 2024 are not included in Digital Commons unless they were completed as part of a cross-institutional program with ODU. Works completed after July 1, 2024 are being added but are incomplete.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Thesis: Effects of a Unilateral Strength and Plyometric Training Program for Division I Soccer Players, Eric Potter
Dissertation: Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers Through Leadership Support in Secondary Mathematics, Wilbur Powell
Dissertation: Conceptual Model of Career Counseling for Better Preparing Students for the Transition from School to Work, Brian Christopher Preble
Thesis: Affective Factors Explaining the Association Between Depressive Functioning and Alcohol Outcomes, Peter D. Preonas
Dissertation: An Analysis of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Academic Performance, and Satisfaction among Recent Online High School Graduates, Jenifer Lee Price
Thesis: Sexuality and the Autism Spectrum: Implications for Individuals with the Broad Autism Phenotype, Lydia Ruth Qualls
Dissertation: The United States Benefit Deficit for Veterans, Leslie-Dawn Quick
Dissertation: A Predictor Analysis Framework for Surface Radiation Budget Reprocessing Using Design of Experiments, Patricia Allison Quigley
Dissertation: From Placebo to Panacea: Exploring the Influence of Price, Suspicion, and Persuasion Knowledge on Consumers’ Perception of Quality, Vahid Rahmani
Dissertation: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Examining Experiences and Perceptions of Campus Safety for International Students, Sonia H. Ramrakhiani
Dissertation: Multi-Material Mesh Representation of Anatomical Structures for Deep Brain Stimulation Planning, Tanweer Rashid
Dissertation: Development and Test of a Theory of Applicant Reactions to Branched Situational Judgment Tests, Craig Matthew Reddock
Dissertation: Participation in Youth Running Events: The Role of Parental Involvement and Satisfaction, Michelle L. Redmond
Dissertation: The Effects of Group-Based Context Personalization on Learning Outcomes and Motivation, Jessica J. Resig
Thesis: Teaching Excellence: The Use of Heroes in Moral Education, Shaun Douglas Respess
Dissertation: Computational Modeling for Abnormal Brain Tissue Segmentation, Brain Tumor Tracking, and Grading, Syed Mohammad Shamin Reza
Dissertation: The Role of Self-Care and Hardiness in Moderating Burnout in Mental Health Counselors, Traci Danielle Richards
Dissertation: Computational Methods for Nonlinear Systems Analysis With Applications in Mathematics and Engineering, Geoffrey Kenneth Rose
Thesis: Quantifying Cyanide Inhibition of Nitrification and Developing Cost-Effective Treatment Processes, Germano M. Salazar-Benites
Dissertation: Efficient Algorithms for Solving Size-Shape-Topology Truss Optimization and Shortest Path Problems, Gelareh B. Sanjabi
Dissertation: Life History and Management Methods for Blueline Tilefish (Caulolatilus microps) from the United States Mid-Atlantic Region, Michael A. Schmidtke
Dissertation: The Use of Reflective Questioning as a Peer Coaching Strategy in an Asynchronous Online Cognitive Apprenticeship, Jennifer Ashley Scott Brown
Dissertation: Nonlinear Dynamics of Vortices in Different Types of Grain Boundaries, Ahmad K. Sheikhzada
Dissertation: Analysis of Project Management System Structure Using the Viable System Model (VSM), Joseph A. Sisti
Dissertation: The Little Lady that Could: Small Latvia Rejoins the Euro-Atlantic Community, Sandis Sraders
Dissertation: Marine Reserves Promote Coral Reef Resilience by Mitigating Human Impacts Through the Restoration of Parrotfish Populations, Increasing Their Reproductive Output and Seeding Neighboring Overfished Reefs, Brian L. Stockwell
Thesis: Hydrologic Response Caused by Wetland Expansion at Huntley Meadows Park in Hybla Valley, Virginia, Stephen Fraser Stone
Dissertation: Silent No More: The Formation of Academic Self-Efficacy Among Black Male Community College Students, G. Eric Styles
Dissertation: Development of an Atlas-Based Segmentation of Cranial Nerves Using Shape-Aware Discrete Deformable Models for Neurosurgical Planning and Simulation, Sharmin Sultana
Dissertation: Searching for Heavy Photons With Detached Vertices in the Heavy Photon Search Experiment, Holly Szumila-Vance
Dissertation: Development of an Analysis and Design Optimization Framework for Marine Propellers, Ashish C. Tamhane
Dissertation: Holistic Approach in Microalgae Conversion to Bioproducts and Biofuels Through Flash Hydrolysis, Ali Teymouri
Dissertation: Multimodal Literacy: Journey Through the Collaborative Transmediation of Wordless Picturebooks, Catherine Todd Thomson
Dissertation: A Partitioned Approach for Computing Fluid-Structure Interaction, With Application to Tumor Modeling and Simulation, Asim Timalsina
Thesis: Changing the Message: Battered Women's Advocates and Their Fight Against Domestic Violence at the Local, State, and Federal Level, 1970s-1990s, Clara Amy Van Eck
Thesis: A Household Daily Non-Mandatory Activity Participation and Duration Modeling Accounting for Person Level Budget Constraints, Ivana Vukovic
Thesis: Quantifying Pollutant Removal Rates of Bioretention Basins as a Stormwater Best Management Practice, Evan Nathanial Waagen
Dissertation: Lignin Contribution to the Global Carbon Pool: Investigating the Abiotic Modification of Lignin by Reactive Oxygen Species, Derek Charles Waggoner
Thesis: Selenium Distribution and Cycling in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Zoe Wambaugh
Dissertation: Exploring Culturally Relevant Leadership Practices: A Qualitative Case Study of One Eastern Virginia High School, Donna Weingand
Dissertation: A Web-Based Interprofessional Education Program for School Nurses and Athletic Trainers: A Pilot Study, Lauren Ashley Welsch
Dissertation: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences and Mentoring Relationships of Black Women Student Affairs Administrators, Tiffany Shawna Wiggins
Dissertation: The Effect of Device When Using Smartphones and Computers to Answer Multiple-Choice and Open-Response Questions in Distance Education, Thomas Royce Wilson
Dissertation: Methods for Analyzing Attribute-Level Best-Worst Discrete Choice Experiments, Amanda Faye Working
Dissertation: Essays on the El Niño Anomaly and Stock Return Predictability, Zhijun Yang
Dissertation: The Memorialization of Historical Memories in East Asia, Bo Ram Yi
Thesis: Adult Sexual Abuse, Disordered Eating Behaviors, and Substance Abuse: The Role of Internalized Shame and Maladaptive Coping Strategies, Bilgé Özgé Yilmaz
Dissertation: The Effect of Tuition on Graduation Rate at Community Colleges, Carter Brown Youmans
Dissertation: The Devil Is in the Details: Representations of the Rural Appalachian Deviant, Stephen T. Young
Dissertation: Planning and Team Shared Mental Models as Predictors of Team Collaborative Processes, Zikai Zhou
Thesis: Design of A Virtual Laboratory for Automation Control, Zelin Zhu
Dissertation: Methodology to Perform Cyber Lethality Assessment, Matthew W. Zurasky
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Alternative Assessment and Accountability: A Case Study of Policy Reform and Teacher Practice at the District Level, Amy Lynn Abbott
Dissertation: CEBAF Upgrade Bunch Length Measurements, Mahmoud Mohamad Ali Ahmad
Thesis: Dental Hygiene Alternative Practice Models: Preparedness and Confidence of 2015 Graduates, Futun Nasser Alkhalifah
Thesis: Microbubble Generation By Piezoelectric Transducers For Biomedical Studies, Mohammed Alkhazal
Dissertation: Effects of Learner-to-Learner Interactions on Social Presence, Achievement and Satisfaction, Susan Elizabeth Allred Oyarzun
Dissertation: Thin Film Studies Toward Improving the Performance of Accelerator Electron Sources, Md Abdullah Al Mamun
Dissertation: Using Web Archives to Enrich the Live Web Experience Through Storytelling, Yasmin AlNoamany
Dissertation: Dynamic Elasto-Plastic Behavior of Steel Building Sub-Assemblage Including CFRP Retrofitting Under Impact Load, Ali Mohammed Salih Aloosi
Dissertation: Methodologies for Estimating Traffic Flow on Freeways Using Probe Vehicle Trajectory Data, Khairul Azfi Anuar
Thesis: Magnopark, Smart Parking Detection Based on Cellphone Magnetic Sensor, Maryam Arab
Dissertation: Baccalaureate Degree Attainment of Students Who Transfer With or Without a Transferable Associate's Degree, Janina Arrington
Thesis: The Effects of Using Natural Gas in Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet of the United States on Its Energy Dependency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nurullah Ayyilmaz
Dissertation: Coarse Root Biomass and Architecture: Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar, John Claude Bain
Dissertation: Self-Regulation and Cognitive Load as Mediating Factors for Tailored Interactive Multimedia Instruction, Tammy Ann Bankus
Thesis: Parametric Investigation of a Laboratory Drop Test to Simulate Base Acceleration Induced By Wave Impacts of High Speed Planing Craft, John D. Barber
Dissertation: Using Visually Disfluent Fonts for Cueing and Increased Reading, Nena Barley
Dissertation: Self-Determination Theory and the Educational Motivations of the Recently Incarcerated, Jason Edward Barr
Dissertation: The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Examination of Obesity Prevention Behavioral Change in Children Who Participated In The Afterschool Program Virginia Beach Let’s Move, Marilyn Miroshlava Bartholmae
Dissertation: Secondary Electron Emission from Plasma Processed Accelerating Cavity Grade Niobium, Miloš Bašović
Dissertation: Effects of Guided Project-Based Learning Activities on Students’ Attitudes Toward Statistics in an Introductory Statistics Course, Timothy Jonathan Bayer
Thesis: Displaying Race at the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, Bryan Patrick Bennett
Thesis: Carbon Deposition During Oxygen Production Using High Temperature Electrolysis and Mitigation Methods, Timothy Adam Bernadowski
Thesis: Forces at Work: Workforce Perspectives in Print Journalism Amid Paradigm Shift, Stephanie Bernat
Dissertation: Examining Changes in College Counseling Clients’ Symptomology and Severity over an Eight Year Span, Caroline Lee Bertolet
Thesis: Abiotic Factors Contributing to the Survival of Three Tick Species in Southeastern Virginia, Amblyomma Americanum (Lone Star Tick), Dermacentor Variabilis (American Dog Tick), and Amblyomma Maculatum (Gulf Coast Tick), Lindsey A. Bidder
Thesis: Relationship Satisfaction and Coparenting over the Transition to Parenthood: Depression, Division of Labor, and Child Temperament as Moderators, Jessica Block
Dissertation: Initial Development and Validation of the Transgender Ally Identity Scale for Counselors, Jamie D. Bower
Dissertation: Aristotle's Ink: Tattooing a New Understanding of Invention in Collaborative Writing, Rachel L. Bragg
Dissertation: Buffering the Associations Between Negative Mood States and the Incentive Salience of Alcohol: A Brief Mindfulness Induction, Adrian J. Bravo
Dissertation: Elaboration and Question Strategy Effect on Learning Outcomes and Cognitive Load, Julie Ann Bridges
Thesis: It Could Have Been Great: An Examination of Kandinsky's Bauhaus Paintings and the Great Synthesis of the Arts, Deanna Brooks
Thesis: Prejudice Toward Atheists in the United States as Related to Perceived Prevalence, Wanda D. Brooks
Dissertation: Neuropathy Detection, Quality of Life Tools & Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, Jennifer J. Brown
Dissertation: Scripts in a Frame: A Framework for Archiving Deferred Representations, Justin F. Brunelle
Thesis: Regional Extinction Risk and Conservation Priorities for Persian Gulf Marine Bony Fishes, Jack Ryan Buchanan
Thesis: Synthesis and Mechanistic Investigations of Transition Metal Complexes and Ligands for Chemotherapeutic Applications, Jimmie Lee Bullock Jr.
Dissertation: Characterization of Soundscapes in Shallow Water Habitats of the Florida Keys (USA) and Their Influence on the Settlement of Larval Fish and Invertebrates, John R. Butler
Thesis: A Taxonomy of Effective Leader Behaviors in the Construction Industry, Enrique Leonardo Cabrera-Caban
Thesis: Long-Term Quantitative Study of Wind-Tunnel Balance Calibrations Across Multiple Calibration Systems, Ryan James Callahan
Thesis: EPortfolios, Google Drive, and Cognitive Process Theory, Sarah Elizabeth Carl
Dissertation: Caffeinated Alcohol Use in a Daily Context, Ashley N. Carmichael
Dissertation: A Counselor’s First Encounter with Non-Death Loss: A Phenomenological Case Study on New Counselor Preparation and Experience in Working with Non-Death Loss, Charles P. Carrington
Dissertation: Systems Theory Based Architecture Framework for Complex System Governance, Bry Carter
Dissertation: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Photochemistry of Zostera Marina L., Billur Celebi
Dissertation: The Effects of Alarm System Errors on Dependence: Moderated Mediation of Trust With and Without Risk, Eric T. Chancey
Dissertation: Cognitive Performance as A Function of Right-Sided, Low-Frequency rTMS Administration Using CNS Vital Signs, Alexis J. Chappell
Dissertation: Design of Drug Nano-Carriers for Study of Multidrug Resistance in Single Live Cells, Pavan Kumar Cherukuri
Dissertation: The Effect of XBRL and Social Media on Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Bank Loan Contracts, Dazhi Chong